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2014 Winter Jam Tour lineup announced with Van Andel Arena stop

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LeCrae, whose CD &#8220;Gravity&#8221; won a 2013 Dove Award as the year&#8217;s top rap/hip-hop album, will co-headline the 2014 Winter Jam Tour with the Newsboys. The tour stops at Van Andel Arena on Jan. 23.
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Headlining the tour are the pop-rockers Newsboys, currently on the road with their new CD “Restart;” and hip-hop/rapper LeCrae whose CD “Gravity” won a 2013 Dove Award as the year’s top rap/hip-hop album.

Winter Jam features a $10 at-the-door general admission price with no advance tickets sold.

Also on the bill are the inspirational pop band Tenth Avenue North, the rockers Thousand Foot Krutch, pop singer Plumb and the host band/tour founders NewSong.

Colton Dixon, a 2012 “American Idol” finalist, is also on the tour, as is evangelist/speaker Nick Hall.

A “pre-Jam” segment features newcomers Love & The Outcome, Everfound and Derek Minor.

With as many as 10 artists on the bill performing at major arenas across the country, Winter Jam has been the world’s top first quarter tour in attendance for three consecutive years according to Pollstar, an industry trade publication.

The 2013 tour played 44 shows to a total of 550,000 fans.

Winter Jam has drawn turn-away crowds at Van Andel the last few years, including a sold out show last April headlined by TobyMac.

There is a Winter Jam stop at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Feb. 22.

Although there are no advance general admission tickets, there are “Jam Nation” passes for sale online, which include early entry, priority seating and a Q&A session with several artists.